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Posted: Sun Aug 13, 17 11:37 pm Post subject: |
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chillingham have been a closed herd since the middle ages,
very very savage.
they have some aurochs anatomy especially in the feet
very very savage
they are managed from a distance with no handling, vet interference etc etc . (cull with buffalo gun from a safe distance is used as a kindness or to get the castle christmas roast )
if you handle one it's chums will shun it and might kill it
the ones that were moved to protect the genetics in case of disaster were "surprised" and woke up in scotland, decided they were all in it together and just got on with life
the herd changes bull every 3 to 5 yrs with the young bull herd doing cow n calf protection and sparring while each waits for the chance to kill the king
a few kings rejoin the young bull group if deposed, some go solitary, some die of wounds ( or are culled kindly)
they are more nimble than their size might suggest and anything closer than about 50m on foot is likely to get one killed unless there is a safe refuge very close , they usually decide to kill you when you are about 30m away, they give little warning.
they go for vehicles closer than about 25 m
sometimes they hide for a surprise
very very savage
i like em , rob and myself were lucky enough to get a personal tour from the head moo keeper who carried a very large pistol, never got out of the rather solid vehicle if he could avoid it and had a realistic view of his charming critters .
very very savage moos
park and brit white are domesticated
chillingham are not domesticated, they are contained by a long boundary wall
but it is their land and they are very very savage
i spose they have proven ideal for deterring intruders around a borders castle |
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